FROM the games that have been played it is difficult to form a correct judgment about the Nine, Wednesday's game with the Beacons being such an improvement on the disgraceful exhibitions at New Bedford and Boston. The weakest point seems to be the batting, only one base-hit being made in the whole game, and many of the men seeming to be surprised into striking. Although we much admired the catcher's cool playing Wednesday, we doubt whether he has the requisite strength for the position; could not the catcher of the Beacons be induced to play? We also need at least one active man in the field who will cover a tolerable amount of ground and do well at the bat. Although the prospect for the future is much brighter than it was, we can safely say that unless the men in college who have ever played ball before come to the front and lend their assistance, Harvard will not win, this year, the college championship which she has held with so much glory for the past three years; and '79 will have the misfortune of seeing Harvard humiliated in base-ball, as she has been in foot-ball.